Mbali Ngube
The world is currently going through a pandemic, and many have found themselves struggling with mental health and having no reason to smile. Since earlier this year, the gospel-inspired, South African house track “Jerusalema” by DJ and Producer Master KG along with vocalist Nomcebo Zikode, enchanted people worldwide.
Biography and history
Master KG, real name Kgaogelo Moagi, is a South African musician and producer, born in Calais Village in Tzaneen Limpopo. He made his debut appearance into the music industry in 2018 with his album Skeleton Move, which bagged him a number of nominations and awards.
In October 2019, he and Nomcebo Zikode released the single Jerusalema and it currently sits at over 150 million YouTube views, more than 41.4 million streams, an average of over 7.5 monthly listeners on Spotify, and 326.6 million impressions on TikTok.
Challenge inception
The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge comes after a group of Angolan friends recorded themselves eating and dancing a new form of the line-dance to the song. Master KG was tagged on the video on 22 February 2020 and shared it on his social media.
The masses did not hesitate to join the dancing by creating their own videos dancing to the song and sharing on social media, and here is a list of the 8 best #JerusalemaDanceChallenge videos in no particular order.
Let the fun begin!
What would the challenge be without the President? During his national address on 16 September 2020, he urged the country to take part in the Jerusalema challenge by saying: “There can be no better celebration of our South African-ness than joining the global phenomenon that is the Jerusalema dance challenge. So I urge all of you to take up this challenge on Heritage Day and show the world what we are capable of.”
He may have not done the original line dance, but he sure enjoyed himself.
Have you seen the meme with the men dancing and carrying a coffin? If you do then you will find this hilarious and entertaining. Chances are, in the back of your mind you are thinking of them in every other meme video you have seen!
A little something different from the original sound, and of course more advanced dance moves never killed anybody. The afro beats add that unique African flavor.
South Africa’s sweethearts Ndlovu Youth Choir, who represented us in the America’s Got Talent put their ever-so vibrant feel to the challenge. The choir is always finding new way to showcase their talent and creativeness.
Soweto’s finest dance group showed up and showed off as they always do, with a remixed version of the dance. They added an authentic flair to the line dance with Soweto’s Finest best moves.
The song has brought together various people, tall, short, black, white. This video shows just how the challenge has allowed people be it able bodied or not, to come together and have fun.
Our neighbours in the Kingdom of eSwatini did not want to be left behind. The Swazi people are known for their grace and pride when they dance. They show all this again when they join the challenge, and they showed off.
In South Africa we have 11 official languages and Setswana is one of them. Their signature as a culture is in the way they dance, Setapa. The clapping called Gophaphata which produces a significant sound that goes along with the foot work makes their performances more unique and enjoyable.
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